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- Date of Birth: 29 August, 1898
- Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Biography: Preston Sturges (29 August 1898 – 6 August 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a celebrated screenwriter and film director born in Chicago.
Filmography
- Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
- Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
- Paris Holiday (1958)
- The Birds and the Bees (1956)
- Carnets du Major Thompson, Les (1955)
- Strictly Dishonorable (1951)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950)
- Vendetta (1950)
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
- Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
- I'll Be Yours (1947)
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Nov 26, 2008 "Essential Sturges," a nine-day festival of ten masterworks directed and/or written by comedy genius Preston Sturges, will run at New York's Film Forum from Dec. 24 through Jan. 1. ... Full Article